Getting Started with Hearth & Story Complete 4th Grade

We'd like to extend our "Warmest Welcome" to folks who are using Hearth & Story Complete 4th Grade in their homeschools! We've pulled together some tips and resources to help you and your student have the best possible year.

Below are a few tips and tricks to help you get started.

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Supplies

You will need the following books to complete this level:

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Note: You will also need access to the 2024 movie version of Out of My Mind, which should be available on Disney+.

Printing

Some families print their Hearth & Story curriculum at home, while others use one of the homeschool-focused printing companies. We strongly recommend printing in color.

If you're looking for a quality color inkjet printer that doesn't use up too much ink, we recommend the Epson Ecotank. In our house, we were able to print two full grade levels of Hearth & Story plus many other items without running out of ink!

If you want to kick it up a notch and buy a color laser printer for your homeschool, we recommend this Brother version.

Setting Up

Here's a quick video showing one way to set up your Hearth & Story binder. However, families have used many different organizational systems with great success!

Here's one more video showing a typical week in the life of Hearth & Story Complete 4th Grade.

Optional But Awesome

Homeschool Art: We’ve partnered with Soul Sparklettes Art, the creators of the beloved Glitterbombers art membership, to bring Hearth & Story’s literature, poetry, and short stories to life in the most colorful way imaginable.

Students using Glitterbombers for their art curriculum will:

• Design a monarch butterfly while reading Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs

• Create a Dala horse while reading “The Magician’s Horse”

• Paint a snowy owl to go along with “The Owl” (poem) and The Snowy Owl (painting)

• And much more!

Learn more about Glitterbombers membership plans and sign up by clicking here. (Disclosure: If you sign up through our link, we earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting Hearth & Story!)

Homeschool Music: For your homeschool music class, we recommend online piano lessons from Hoffman Academy. We started using Hoffman Academy way when back when it was still just a YouTube channel! What began with free online lessons later grew into a full music curriculum perfect for homeschooling. The free lessons are great, and the premium membership adds printable sheet music, music theory, and practice games that turn short daily lessons into a full curriculum.

If you’ve been thinking about adding piano to your homeschool, we can’t recommend it enough! You can use the coupon code LEARN for 10% off Hoffman Academy Premium, and if you sign up through our link, you’ll help support our small family business too.

Any Questions?

The families in our private Facebook group are incredibly helpful and kind! Feel free to drop a question there. We love seeing everyone's gorgeous artwork and delicious food creations, too!

Happy Homeschooling!